Recent Developments in Wear Prevention, Friction and Lubrication
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ISBN: 978-81-308-0377-7 Hardbound;
8 chapters; 326 pages; 11 authors; 9 reviewers. Editor: George K. Nikas Publisher: Research Signpost (Kerala, India); 2010 Download the whole book (PDF; 20 MB). To
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links below. This book was published in 2010. It was re-edited in April 2020 by the Editor (Dr G. Nikas) and has slightly different layout than the original hard-copy version of 2010. Page numbering has not been changed. Minor corrections and improvements have been incorporated. The latest PDFs of the chapters and the whole book will always be available here, incorporating minor corrections and improvements. Last update: 15 April 2020. |
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Chapter title and authors |
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1 | 1-43 |
The thin film approximation in hydrodynamic, including elastohydrodynamic, lubrication Professor Andras Z. Szeri, Professor of Mechanical
Engineering; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, USA |
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2 | 45-136 |
Rolling bearing life prediction, theory, and
application
Dr Erwin V. Zaretsky, Chief Engineer; NASA Glenn Research Center, USA; also Adjunct Professor; Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA |
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3 | 137-157 |
Laser Surface Texturing and applications Professor Izhak Etsion, Yeshayahu Winograd Chair in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer; Mechanical Engineering Department, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel |
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4 | 159-196 |
Unification of friction and wear Professor Michael D. Bryant, Accenture Endowed Professor of
Manufacturing Systems Engineering;
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Texas at
Austin, USA |
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5 | 197-225 |
Tribofilms – On the crucial importance of tribologically induced surface modifications Professor Staffan Jacobson, Professor in Materials Science; Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden Professor Sture Hogmark, Professor in Materials Science and Tribology; Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden |
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6 | 227-262 |
Transient phenomena in elastohydrodynamic lubrication Dr Romeo P. Glovnea, Reader in Mechanical Engineering; School of Engineering and Design, University of Sussex, England |
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7 | 263-278 |
On the Stribeck curve Professor Michael M. Khonsari, Dow Chemical Endowed Chair and Professor; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, USA Dr E. R. Booser, Engineering Consultant; USA |
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8 | 279-314 |
Surface characterization, adhesion measurements and modeling of microelectromechanical systems Dr Xiaojie Xue, Analog Devices Inc, USA Professor Andreas A. Polycarpou, Professor; Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
Chapter reviewers in alphabetical order
Professor George Adams, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, USA. |
Professor Liming Chang, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA. |
Professor Rob Dwyer-Joyce, Professor of Lubrication Engineering; Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Tribology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, England. |
Professor Ian Hutchings, GKN Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, Institute of Manufacturing; University of Cambridge, England. |
Professor Emeritus Bo Jacobson, Professor Emeritus; Machine Elements Division, Mechanical Engineering Department, Lund University, Sweden. |
Dr George Nikas, Research Associate; Tribology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, England. |
Professor Homer Rahnejat, Professor of Dynamics; Dynamics Research Group, Department of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, England. |
Professor Richard Salant, Georgia Power Distinguished Professor in Mechanical Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology, The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia, USA. |
Professor Ray Snidle, Professor; Head of Tribology and Contact Mechanics Research Group, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, UK. |